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Race2Recovery team completes Dakar

The 2013 Dakar Rally saw history created as Race2Recovery, the group of predominantly injured soldiers who formed a rally team to raise funds for Forces charities, became the first ever disability team to complete the world’s toughest race. The team’s Land Rover Defender-based Wildcat race vehicle, running on Cooper Tire’s Discoverer STT, and its crew of driver Major Matt O’Hare and co-driver Corporal Phillip Gillespie, crossed the finish line of the final stage in Santiago, Chile on Saturday evening, ending two weeks of racing that saw the team’s other three Wildcat vehicles fall out of the race.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo-supported Robby Gordon takes Stage 11, 2nd in Stage 12 at Dakar

Toyo Tires supported driver Robby Gordon won Stage 11 and finished second at Stage 12 of the 2013 Dakar. Gordon’s victory at Stage 11 came after the competition portion was shortened amid safety concerns. Originally intended to run from La Rioja to Fiambalá in Argentina, the Stage was cut at the first checkpoint, taking the distance down from 219km to 70km, since heavy rains had flooded two rivers along the route.

18th January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo tyres win first 3 stages of Dakar 2013

Toyo Tires equipped vehicles have won the opening three stages of the 2013 Dakar rally. Open Country M/T-R tyres won Stages 1 – 3 thanks to Team Qatar Red Bull. This year’s Dakar rally runs 5 – 20 January and is nearly 5,000 miles in length. The route runs southward from Lima, Peru to Santiago, Chile.

9th January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli partnering with HRC Honda at 2013 Dakar

Pirelli will participate in the 2013 Dakar rally as technical partner to Team HRC, fitting the Honda CRF450 Rally bikes ridden by the three riders – Helder Rodrigues, Javier Pizzolito and Johnny Campbell – with Scorpion Rally tyres. This year’s rally gets underway in Lima, Peru on 5 January and ends in Santiago, Chile on 20 January after completing a route containing 14 legs and spanning Chile, Peru and Argentina. For the bikes, this means a grand total of 8,423 kilometres, 4,277 over normal roads to reach special trial tracks or the bivouacs at the end of each leg, and 4,146 kilometres on special timed trials which will determine the competition standings.

4th January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Dakar 2013: Foj returns as Race2Recovery aims to make history on Cooper rubber

Catalan rally ace, Xavi Foj, and the Race2Recovery team are just days away from embarking on what is arguably motorsport’s most gruelling challenge – the Dakar Rally – on Cooper 4×4 tyres.

3rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis highlights motorsport involvement at Autosport

Maxxis returns to the Autosport International show (10-13 January, 2013) where it will not only be showing off its latest products, but will also be highlighting the brand’s motorsport links – not least with a drifting demonstration by Team Japspeed, winners of the constructor’s title in the 2012 Maxxis British Drift Championship.

2nd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas recalls 1,752 motorbike tyres

Mitas is recalling 1,752 tubeless E-07 motorcycle tyres. The tyres were mainly sold to customers in Europe. The sizes subject to recall are: 110/80-19 M/C 59T E-07 TL MI, 100/90-19 M/C 57T E-07 TL MI and 110/80-19 M/C 59T E-07 DAKAR TL MI. According to the company, the problem that has sparked the recall is that under extreme conditions the affected tyres can “suddenly loose air pressure.”

21st December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis launches three 2013 calendars

Maxxis has extended its promotional calendar range to three distinct publications for 2013: a new car tyre calendar, a dedicated motorcycle tyre calendar and a separate Maxxis Babes calendar. Maxxis says it will highlight its car tyres and sports sponsorship together, featuring Maxxis-sponsored Team Japspeed drift drivers alongside action images from off-road truck racing, ATV sport and the Dakar Rally. For bike retailers, Maxxis has produced a calendar with off-road and on-track action from Maxxis-sponsored British Superbike teams Swan Yamaha and Maxxis Apico Suzuki as well as Maxxis Henderson LPE Kawasaki, the factory Kawasaki motocross outfit. The Maxxis Babes, popular with motorsport fanatics at the many events Maxxis attends, get a standalone calendar.

7th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

From Dakar to Loton Park on Cooper Avon tyres

2012 saw champions crowned on Cooper Tires and Avon Tyres racing products in over 250 motor racing championships around the globe. In addition to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series and the Avon Tyres British GT Championship (see Tyres & Accessories’ October issue for details), Cooper Avon added the Avon Tyres MSA British Hillclimb Championship to its roster of major motorsport activations. General Motorsport manager at Cooper Tire Europe, Paul Coates, reflected: “It’s been another phenomenal year for Cooper and Avon’s involvement in motorsport. Supplying tyres to an array of vehicles across the world, we’ve witnessed great racing and some extremely close-fought championship battles in 2012 and we’re already looking forward to another fruitful year in 2013.”

25th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper “art tyres” raise £600 for Forces

Cooper Tire Europe has raised more than £600 for Help for Heroes’ Tedworth House project, in an auction of “art tyres”. The manufacturer commissioned the series, effectively using Cooper Avon brand tyres as canvases, earlier this year and auctioned three of the designs for the charity. Tedworth House was selected as an extension of the company’s links with the Race2Recovery team, which aims to help injured soldiers compete in the Dakar Rally in 2013 on Cooper’s 4×4 rubber. Based in the garrison town of Tidworth, Tedworth House is a leading recovery centre for injured service personnel seeking to inspire residents and day visitors to lead full and independent lives.

4th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper to focus on 4×4, UHP, motorcycle at Essen

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd will exhibit its latest and “most innovative” 4×4, ultra high performance passenger car and motorcycle ranges at Reifen 2012. The company (Hall 3, Stand 241) will bring new products from both its Cooper and Avon brands to the annual international tyre fair in order to showcase the strides being made in tyre development and technology, including design work conducted at its European Technical Centre in Melksham, UK. The Cooper display will feature the newest Discoverer S/TMAXX and the Discoverer A/T3 4×4 tyres, while Avon will be represented by its ZZ5 UHP passenger car tyre, launched last year to complement the ZZ3, as well as its brand-new 3D Ultra range of motorcycle tyres.

2nd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

First BRC round marks “new beginning” – Pirelli

Pirelli Tyre’s UK motorsport manager believes that Dorset and Hampshire’s Rallye Sunseeker “marks a new beginning for the British Rally Championship”. While Ford announced that it would join the manufacturers’ championship, the tyre-maker was providing tyres to two-wheel drive vehicles – the only cars eligible for points in this year’s series for the first time since the 1990s. Ireland’s Mark Donnelly took the spoils at an enthralling curtain-raiser, set in the Wareham and Ringwood forest complex close to the rally base in Bournemouth, Dorset.

27th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Discoverer S/T MAXX and A/T3 tyres boost KRT’s Cooper 4×4 options

Cooper Tires has added to its line-up with the recent introduction of two new options in its popular Discoverer range; the Discoverer S/T MAXX and Discoverer A/T3. Cooper has worked closely with Kings Road Tyres, its appointed distribution partner, for more than 10 years and Tim Bader, KRT’s purchasing and marketing manager, commented that the new options are set to make a big impact in the trade:

20th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Tires reflects on “great” Dakar

While Toyo had hoped for honours at the Dakar Rally 2012, the Hummers it supported finished in creditable positions, with five stage victories and a further five podiums going to the Speed Energy / Toyo Tires Hummers. Robby Gordon and navigator Johnny Campbell finished the 2012 Dakar on a high note by winning the 29km timed special of Stage 14, the last in this year’s off-road marathon rally. Gordon finished fifth overall, with his vehicle being the only two-wheel drive vehicle finishing in the top ten.

18th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni Evoque HFI-R turns heads

Marangoni is turning heads in the automotive industry with the unveiling of its tuned-up Range Rover Evoque, which sports striking red tyres. Marangoni’s project car made its debut at Bologna Motor Show in December 2011, but it is already courting attention in 2012, with Auto Express remarking on its “wild styling” in the 18 January issue of the popular magazine. Now the car is touring the UK throughout January.

18th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors